Georg Complains: Vanity Consumerism

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Georg Rockall-Schmidt

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Georg Complains about Vanity Consumerism.
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@Lawh 3 жыл бұрын

I need to use lotion on my face because it dries up, but the shop only had hand lotion. It doesn't matter I thought, a lotion is a lotion. You can imagine my surprise when I woke up with my face as a hand.

@NautilusGoose 3 жыл бұрын

It puts the lotion on its skin

@JackVermicelli 3 жыл бұрын

Not a hand as your face?

@Lawh 3 жыл бұрын

@@JackVermicelli Either way you want it, master.

@lucassmith1886 3 жыл бұрын

I had the same issue...... But in a slightly different place.... 🙄🤝🤏

@flatflatspin9855 3 жыл бұрын

I don't get it. I'll give it a try.

@ColinHuth 3 жыл бұрын

After initially discovering Georg years ago and eventually getting deep in the back catalogue, I remember feeling it was a shame he’d been pigeonholed into exclusively film-related content... this new *Second Wave Georg* has been wonderful, and extremely therapeutic.

@bandygamy5898 3 жыл бұрын

agreed, non-film content is the best

@TubePincher 3 жыл бұрын

It's like Adam Curtis but with 45% more sneering and 80% less 50s music. Love it

@itzybitzyspyder 3 жыл бұрын

@@twerktospec does this remind you of your own deep-seeded homosexual inclinations? Is that why you're so butthurt? Are you having a hard time coming to terms with your feelings? All of the puns were 100% intended.

@hypnocilicdreams 3 жыл бұрын

yes, George has broadened the channels scope. a new vein in his shaft has manifested

@beatrixwickson8477 3 жыл бұрын

@@twerktospec Actually, you didn't say it was gay you said gay belongs to it. Because apostrophes matter.

@awalltep81 3 жыл бұрын

I was in London having dinner and a cook named Damien put his pubes in my soup. The owner told me to log my complaint here.

@patrickwild5564 3 жыл бұрын

That's not how cock should be spelled.

@gourmetwaters6916 3 жыл бұрын

Same. I hate it when Damien doesn't put enough pubes in the soup.

@repletereplete8002 3 жыл бұрын

@@gourmetwaters6916 Hear, hear. If you don't have a stout wiry moustache upon finishing your appetiser Damien has been skimping again.

@illiteratethug3305 3 жыл бұрын

*grimaces "I want an EQUAL number of pubes in every pubeberry muffin!"

@neilwilson5785 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@brassen 3 жыл бұрын

"Convincing people that they can look Not Poor by buying shit" - pretty much the entire economic platform in my hemisphere.

@singrdave 3 жыл бұрын

I'm doing my part to prop this economy

@brassen 3 жыл бұрын

@J.C. Denton Yeah, perhaps because shit swirls the other way round above the Equator? The fachos around my area seem pretty damn satisfied wirh their juicers.

@Ninja-Alinja 3 жыл бұрын

@J.C. Denton considering that the Nazis *were* capitalism-hating socialists…

@sensational_cellar8606 3 жыл бұрын

@@jalapenofarts The Nazis socialised the race, not the economy. Hitler hated capitalism as did Goebbels. In Hitler’s last will and political testament he explicitly highlighted that he had shone a light on the Jewish Capitalistic system and that the world would thank him for it one day. Hitler was a racial (national) socialist, and anti-capitalist.

@phant0mdummy 3 жыл бұрын

It's always the most down and out ghetto bum who's wearing a 600 dollar outfit, stepping into a 500 dollar car, to drive from the Walmart back to their shanty where they peddle drugs out the front porch.

@crusinscamp 3 жыл бұрын

I read this as a young man. It was from a book that was post WWII. I forget the name of the book, but I'll always remember a line from the book. "An exciting new trend is developing, shopping as a leisure-time activity." Here we are, shopping as a leisure-time activity, turned into a competitive sport.

@inexpertxennial6067 3 жыл бұрын

Look up about the lolz toys. Its sick. Little kids don't even want to play with their new toys they just want to open them because of the unboxing videos

@k.morningstar7983 3 жыл бұрын

i've seen people with that attitude about the COVID vaccines. "oh, i heard that one's worse. now, *I'm* getting the better one..."

@elvingearmasterirma7241 3 жыл бұрын

@@k.morningstar7983 In medicine, I can understand it a bit. I do want a vaccine that does its job well, considering how bad the pandemic is. But to flaunt it over others? That some weird broken inside shit right there.

@LootandScoot 3 жыл бұрын

I do body building and I can't tell you how many people tell me my "gains" would be so much better if I wore gym clothes instead of sweatpants and old shirts

@Tomatonator 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my god

@Stevo_YouTube 3 жыл бұрын

Serious?

@ianhall6614 3 жыл бұрын

Those people need to be told they look gross more often

@LootandScoot 3 жыл бұрын

@@Stevo_KZfaq yeah a guy actually gave me this really tight shirt that was supposedly to help my blood flow and all it did was make me incredibly uncomfortable made my fiance laugh at me and started to tear after the first wash

@user-et8vm9cc3t 3 жыл бұрын

Well, I've never understood the fad of skin tight clothes for men. Can't you run or just exercise in sweatpants? The same could apply to women (but then we wouldn't be seeing their dope legs :D) .

@Jesse__H 3 жыл бұрын

Frugality is the happiness of NOT having things.

@tomhoward4905 3 жыл бұрын

And then people say I’m tight because I don’t spend a load of money on total shit. It’s a sad world.

@aumuamuanakakara9908 3 жыл бұрын

is that a belgian malinois dog?? love em

@ianhall6614 3 жыл бұрын

Just tell them you need the money to feed the kids. That’s my excuse, and I don’t even have kids

@cmelft2463 3 жыл бұрын

Know so many people who have built new homes with uneeded aplliaces ($4k sink tap for a single sink WTF?) and bought 100k+ cars for what?....what they dont tell you is the millions of debt theyre in just to have crap

@Jesse__H 3 жыл бұрын

@@aumuamuanakakara9908 Yes! She's a Dutch Shepherd, which is a coat variation of the Malinois 😊. Her name was Sam and she passed away earlier this year at 15 y/o. She was my best friend.

@vryc 3 жыл бұрын

We need MUCH more Georg Complains. Much more.

@arsenii_yavorskyi 3 жыл бұрын

YES

@vegetableman4619 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It was so therapeutic listening to him say all of my thoughts. He even spoke to me, I heard him say Steve.

@burningmisery 3 жыл бұрын

MOOOOREEEE! MOOOORREEEE GEOOOORGE!

@Naptosis 3 жыл бұрын

Georg would be so pleasant to listen to at a bus stop in the morning.

@brigittepetrovics 3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@MrKajithecat 3 жыл бұрын

As someone who worked in a thrift shop we'd be swamped with juicers, many barely used.

@dominictemple 3 жыл бұрын

That does not surprise me in the slightest.

@marctorres7182 3 жыл бұрын

And bread making machines. And exercise equipment, etc, etc

@TheCivildecay 3 жыл бұрын

@@marctorres7182 bread making machines... I think I had more than 5 of them gifted to me, and only used them twice to find out that the result isn't worth the effort

@polz8 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they're probably upgrading to the latest juicer.

@MrKajithecat 3 жыл бұрын

@@polz8 Doubt it.

@dagfinissocool 3 жыл бұрын

"You look gross" People need to hear this so much.

@unusefulidiot 3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't that just foster more conspicuous consumption and compensation?

@sprobablycancr4457 3 жыл бұрын

@@unusefulidiot Not if you follow up with: "Get a grip"

@gundabalf 3 жыл бұрын

not you tho, you don't need that shit

@neilwilson5785 3 жыл бұрын

I like what you said, but will leave you at 69 likes. Are we the baddies?

@dagfinissocool 3 жыл бұрын

@@neilwilson5785 I should have specified I obviously mean the influencer types not the people who are already depressed..

@kukatahansa 3 жыл бұрын

Georg's vocabulary never ceases to amaze! Today he used plethora. It means a lot to me.

@despicabletaylor 3 жыл бұрын

"Look at my teeth! Thats what you look like to me." I was already dying, dude. Then that

@antraxxslingshots 3 жыл бұрын

Why can you tell he is from GB by his teeth anyway? I noticed that quite some years ago...are dentists over there not included in healthcare or what?

@waynewayne8419 2 жыл бұрын

@@antraxxslingshots lol, it’s just a stereotype but they have excellent dental care over there.

@fv2977 2 жыл бұрын

@@antraxxslingshots The NHS only fully covers dentistry if you're a child, pregnant, or on benefits. They still cover some of the cost for everyone else, so most adults do still go to the dentist. The real difference is that the culture as a whole doesn't really put value on cosmetic procedures, not just for dentistry but other cosmetic procedures too. When you see British celebrities with wonky or coloured teeth, their dental health is almost definitely fine, they just don't care beyond the health side of things.

@cobracommander8133 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought a brand new $999 juicer for my off-campus Luxury apartment now that I'm going to Berklee.

@eyemsuperserial4693 3 жыл бұрын

You are a man about to juice and I shall stand back then.

@ashkuigp 3 жыл бұрын

Lets be real. This Juicer is actually a present from grandparents who has no idea what to buy to you. Cuz you work so much and they live so far away that you never talk to each other.

@zashbot 3 жыл бұрын

you forgot the homeless encampment 2 blocks down

@BrendanWestBogPerson 3 жыл бұрын

A likely story, unboxing vlog or it didn’t happen...

@jabberwaki1625 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy that piece of garbage degree!!!

@EditorialJoe 3 жыл бұрын

My firstborn's middle name will now be: 'Velocipede'. Thanks, Georg.

@MisterBones2910 3 жыл бұрын

Make sure you change your last name first. Then you can name little Joe Jr. "Joseph Velocipede Quickfoot."

@insertnamehere917 3 жыл бұрын

couldn’t have said it better myself. ofc i’m down if people want to buy things that they enjoy (even if slightly impractical) but the rampant consumerism i’ve seen where ppl buy things just for it to grow dust on a display shelf in some basement? sad. and your mention of prestige and colleges hit home. i’m a high school senior and i’ve spent the last seven months hearing ppl ramble abt what school is #1 or whether they want the school with the fancy dorms or the one with the fancy cafeteria; higher education is absolutely a product and its advertisement is almost unethical in that kids my age are at their most vulnerable (naive, unsure of their place in the world, etc) and it’s so easy for us to fall into that trap of needing to have the shiniest degree. thanks for the great vid, earned yourself a sub

@bonzibuddy4483 3 жыл бұрын

Every GRS video is what your favorite uncle sits you down to tell you right before he blows his brains out

@unclearsector4266 3 жыл бұрын

Wait, youre telling me we _arent_ getting a series describing Georg's past life as a piece of driftwood?

@PotassiumMan 3 жыл бұрын

You should do a video on self awareness in the social media age! You've always got such solid insight!

@hibryd7481 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a pair of gardening gloves today. They were brown. They had ample protection and mobility, they were really well-designed. Even though they were exactly what I was looking for, I scanned the aisle to see if there were any other gloves that had the same features but came in a color that better represented my lifestyle. And then I thought of this video and immediately stopped looking for another pair because it was a huge waste of time and they're garden gloves and no one's ever even going to see me use them.

@NiacinWaterTaffy 3 жыл бұрын

You get used to a certain level of quality on YT and then you watch a GRS video and it's like -- *hot damn!* Great as usual.

@MultiAlanR 3 жыл бұрын

Okay, you've convinced me, I'll watch Fight Club again

@antraxxslingshots 3 жыл бұрын

The things you own will end up owning you!

@mikhailiagacesa3406 3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't take much convincing, does it?

@QwertyCaesar 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but the people in Fight Club trade one yoke on their necks for another. They still consume, they just go from consuming tangible products to consuming experiences. That on it's face isn't necessarily terrible and you can say the same thing about a movie you watch or a book you read - nobody would argue against their merit or worth as things that enrich your life - but it's traded for a manipulative one. It's sort of like how folks who visit one self-help seminar are more likely to visit more of them. Well, the same thing happens to the poor bastards in the film and that's how they end up in a cult being manipulated by a very obvious stand-in for a neo-nazi terrorist. Not saying consumerism is good, just be mindful that you don't trade your consumerist habits for something just as bad or even worse.

@bbbbbbb51 2 жыл бұрын

@@QwertyCaesar the fact that you think he's a stand-in for a "neo-nazi terrorist" shows how brainwashed you are. Stop politicizing good stories with good messages. Makes you look like a twit

@ladystoneheart8155 3 жыл бұрын

“You look gross. Get a grip.” Brilliant words from a gross, smelly, brilliant man.

@fjbz3737 3 жыл бұрын

0:33 “We Live In A Society” - Georg

@Jadty 3 жыл бұрын

Was waiting for this comment.

@ianhall6614 3 жыл бұрын

This seems to be a problem of people not feeling good about themselves and or fomo. I’m a bit surprised more people don’t notice this type of behavior in themselves, just spending money like they have no limit and nothing better to do. It really does pay to be cheap in most cases, just ask yourself if you really want whatever you’re going to buy or the money you’re going to be spending and wait a day or two. It usually figures itself out.

@viktorpoulter8184 3 жыл бұрын

true, when you wait and realize you dont realy need it. good advise

@vaderladyl 3 жыл бұрын

Only worth it when you are going to use the shit out of that item. If not, it is just wasted money for an status symbol.

@spacedoohicky 2 жыл бұрын

I had a buddy who asked me what my pants were, and what they cost. I told him they were Lees that cost 12 dollars at the outlet store. He chastised me, and told me all about his wonderful $300 dollar jeans. I just sat in silence, and stared at him. There were other acquaintances there, and nobody else said anything either. But I realized I might be talking to an idiot.

@LordmonkeyTRM 3 жыл бұрын

My life as a piece of 16th century driftwood on the Sargasso sea part 2 Preelectric Bugaloo

@ayyywerelisteninghere1022 3 жыл бұрын

Counterpoint: You need to buy an air fryer.

@nhmooytis7058 3 жыл бұрын

Nah a convection oven.

@Val.Kyrie. 3 жыл бұрын

I only got one cause it was half price and I use it but not as much as I thought I would so I’m getting rid of it… I’ve made really good potatoes in it.

@subliminallyinc 3 жыл бұрын

I just stumbled upon this channel by accident and 5 minutes into this video and I can declare that you are my spirit animal.

@robertinogochev3682 3 жыл бұрын

We've had the same juicer in the family for about 45 years. A simple glass bowl with a pointy thing in the middle.

@wrongthinker843 3 жыл бұрын

"We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like." Everyone loved the movie (and novel), but nobody takes it to heart. Funny that.

@BeautifulEarthJa Жыл бұрын

I do. I do take it to heart!

@benirw1n 3 жыл бұрын

This kind of consumerism started in the 1920s at least in the US. Cosmetics, clothes, technology, cars, they were all marketed and used as status symbols delineating your social class. And back then the marketing was even more directly manipulative than it is now.

@kateposts 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve recently started a book about the interwar boom of American advertising and it is wildly fascinating!

@inexpertxennial6067 3 жыл бұрын

@@kateposts i had a magazine from 1903 the back was pretty much the same shit being sold in 1999. Interesting train lines was a hugely advertisements, but had weight loss pills and foot pads in 1903 ads....

@bbbbbbb51 2 жыл бұрын

It's also the story of the rise & fall of the fedora. It was at one point a status symbol. When it outlasted it's utility, they were discarded.

@KSmithwick1989 Жыл бұрын

@@bbbbbbb51 The funny thing is a lot of fathers gave them to their sons. So they could make woopie hats. That crown-hat thing from the old Archie comics.

@eyemsuperserial4693 3 жыл бұрын

Georg’s face on a piece of driftwood gives me Michael chiklis fan art vibes. Hello georg.

@dab88 3 жыл бұрын

photoshop opportunity!

@christinac8250 3 жыл бұрын

Somebody should do this for the fan art episode of the podcast

@TerryMurrayTalks 3 жыл бұрын

My heart sank when you dropped the Crown Derby tea cup :(

@sevenproxies4255 3 жыл бұрын

I still use the same Sony Xperia Z5 compact that I bought six years ago. I mounted it inside the most durable and rugged phone case I could find, turning it into a brick, and it would probably survive a howitzer shell. When the battery and the usb port got worn and the battery would no longer hold a charge and the phone would randomly turn off when it was still at 70% power remaining... I looked up a replacement battery and replacement usb-port for it, checked out some disassembly videos on youtube, got some tools and started working. Suffice to say, I fixed it. Now it holds a charge again. And the new usb port is better. But it's still the same phone. And I plan to use it for another five years as long as it doesn't completely break down on me.

@TheOneWhoMightBe 3 жыл бұрын

Xperia Z3 Compact here (bought new to replace a Nokia 5110 with a dead battery). Needs a new touch screen, which I have but just need to find the time to fit it.

@smasher248 3 жыл бұрын

Content I wasn't expecting, wonderful

@john-ud3jk 3 жыл бұрын

So happy to see this. Thank you for more content.

@alexandermilner4248 3 жыл бұрын

Georg, I used to be youthful and optimistic. I would have said, if I believed in such things, that my spirit animal was Sigourney Weaver armed with a flamethrower. Now I’m old and cynical, my guide is a strange matter transporter amalgamation of your good self and a semi-inebriated Mike Stoklasa.......never stop doing what you’re doing.

@CaminoAir 3 жыл бұрын

In Frederick Pohl's autobiography ('The Way The Future Was') there's a story from his days as an advertising copywriter. A thick hardback large format book about fly fishing was not selling. Pohl tried different approaches in promoting it, but none worked. Eventually he hit upon the successful advertising formula. 'Have you got a big bookcase? Then we've got a big book for you!' The book then sold like hot cakes. I'm assuming this was due to people wanting the book to be visually impressive on their shelves.

@euansmith3699 3 жыл бұрын

That's a nice dressing gown. Juicers remind me of the scene in "Live and Let Die" where Bond makes a cup of coffee using three different gadgets, and M says, "Is that all it does, 007?"

@Pancakegr8 3 жыл бұрын

The fascination society has for things that do not matter is frightening.

@IvorMektin1701 3 жыл бұрын

Hiptang™ isn't a mere choice, it's a compulsion!

@NautilusGoose 3 жыл бұрын

Dooby dooby doop doop doop ahaaaaaa

@LordmonkeyTRM 3 жыл бұрын

My need for Hiptang is all consuming

@IvorMektin1701 3 жыл бұрын

Ikr!

@MrBendybruce 3 жыл бұрын

Freeing ourselves from the insatiable hunger to have ever more material things (phone, car, house etc) is a rare kind of freedom that few of us will ever truly know. Societal consumerism has made slaves of us all, and while it remains so, we can never have enough money to fix what is broken inside of us. Waking up from this bullshit is like escaping a nightmare that almost everyone else cannot see, no matter how hard you try to show them, and believe me I have tried.

@lewisb1584 3 жыл бұрын

"We live in a society" - George Rockall-Schmidt

@virginiaviola5097 2 жыл бұрын

My 25 year old nephew was explaining the term ‘ego death’ to me yesterday..but he hadn’t quite nailed it’s true meaning, so I’m going to send him this, because it clearly illustrates exactly what an ego is and how everything in our modern society is 100% dependent on people not only having one, but how it also continues feeding it to promote and control people..egos impressing egos while contributing a sh*t load of money to the people pulling the strings is exactly what the 21st Century has come to be all about. The fear factor marketing has devolved into a monster. All the way down to the pits of hell.

@pretorious700 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a guitarist, and always am amused by players who spend a fortune on boutique amplifiers, expensive outboard gear, and ridiculously over priced guitars, the majority of which cannot afford them. Invariably they are bad to mediocre players who think technology will hide their incompetence, and other musicians will be impressed by their possessions.

@igloocookie 3 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite youtube channel. The trajectory from its inception has been a wild ride. This identity shifting evolution is some of the realest shit on the internet. It's mere existence is somehow more relatable than the content itself (which is also fascinating and great). Never stop. Unless you want to. We love you.

@sevenproxies4255 3 жыл бұрын

I do appreciate the irony of ranting about vanity consumerism with a lit Lava Lamp in the background, and one of those vintage desk lamps with a green tinted, glass lampshade in the foreground. 😁

@normmidnight3692 3 жыл бұрын

The first time are ever listening to a blog...you are straightforward, funny and informative

@suimeingwong2043 3 жыл бұрын

Do you think it's healthy to eat 8 oranges? No? How about drinking them instead? Sigh.

@Praxeus514 3 жыл бұрын

Right! Diabeetus city.

@TheOneWhoMightBe 3 жыл бұрын

8 Oranges at once is a one-way trip to the porcelain throne. Make sure your iThing is charged, because you' re going to need something to read while sitting there.

@alexp.4270 3 жыл бұрын

George really did just call us all a bunch of consoomers.

@dropit7694 3 жыл бұрын

Georg getting into these socio-economic videos has nicely followed my world view.

@helenajesstarzak1408 3 жыл бұрын

This dude is my spirit animal! I just discovered you and I have subscribed!

@dab88 3 жыл бұрын

not laughed this much at a youtube video in a long time. Fucking class

@myflatlineconstruct 3 жыл бұрын

@GeorgRockall-Schmidt Don't ever stop. These bits of poetry are so few in my life.

@wickedgrinaz 3 жыл бұрын

I never knew that I had been waiting my whole life for this video

@bechtholdillustrator9378 3 жыл бұрын

Your Videos are always so on Point,thanks !

@Katie.Griffin 2 жыл бұрын

You should be BLOWING UP!! Your channel is SOOOOO refreshing!!! Please DON'T change!!! I love how you explain things. All videos are very profound.

@Ulysses12244 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for speaking my mind, Herr Schmidt..

@dillydee6 3 жыл бұрын

I've just found your channel and you have just made my day!! You have a new subscriber!

@TheDazlermac 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best videos so far. Thanks for the laughs.

@gloom5374 3 жыл бұрын

Georg, have you read The Culture of Narcissism by Christopher Lasch? It touches on a lot of the sad developments you mentioned in this video and tries to articulate the commonalities and the fundamental causes of these. It's shockingly prescient for a book that was published when Jimmy Carter was the president.

@akamikeym 3 жыл бұрын

Georg's last video was on the Spirit Level which has a very interesting take on narcissism.

@rachelk5272 2 жыл бұрын

Great book!

@dagbertwilliams1681 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I bought a juicer. Yes, cleaning it is an exercise in self-flagellation. That is all.

@tonyhenderson5188 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for everything you do.

@tttm99 Жыл бұрын

I saw the video and just had to buy the matching comment to give my attempted anonymity the ego and status boost it needed. Thanks for contributing to our identities Georg. You're our favourite KZfaq accessory. 👍

@rsmith4339 3 жыл бұрын

Gosh , you're really spoiling us with content lately .

@auhbreykumming4429 3 жыл бұрын

Loving your videos! Just found your channel 🥰

@jliller 3 жыл бұрын

"It's not great revelation that we live in a society..." -Joker!GRS

@thmusic7214 3 жыл бұрын

"they went to oxford" "but they got a 3rd" "but they went to oxford..." "they got a 3rd..." Everyone is irrational. Great video.

@evtikarina 3 жыл бұрын

Negative ph, but somehow wholesome. Really odd way of saying "everything is alright, you don't need all that crap". Cheers!

@fasztimes 3 жыл бұрын

Bless you, for saying what’s in my mind, but not aloud to come out of my mouth at work.

@freedomschaffer8264 3 жыл бұрын

Georg, I beg you, please never stop hitting this hard! ❤

@K4g4m1 3 жыл бұрын

I feel refreshed now. Thanks.

@reginaldthunderfuck4832 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks George. Now I have to figure out how the fuck I'm going to fit the word velocipede into my vocabulary.

@M2Mil7er 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats. You did it!

@jabberwaki1625 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this very much!!!

@redeoghan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude, you are beautiful too. Love the new topics you cover, keep up the great work!

@Punisher9419 3 жыл бұрын

I paid £10 for my phone 5 years ago, still working. I could listen to Georg all day.

@bbbbbbb51 2 жыл бұрын

I definitely got caught in the tech wave for a little bit. Didn't go overboard, but I haven't given a shit about it for a while anymore. Does it work? Good enough for me

@Punisher9419 2 жыл бұрын

@@bbbbbbb51 That is also how I feel.

@jsc315 3 жыл бұрын

I get the feeling this all is very personal.

@grogery1570 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this I remember part of the book "Gorky Park" where the hero visits a friend who is showing off his new washing machine, listening to him brag about how it was so worth it waiting the extra two years to get the premium model! He turns it on and water goes every where, he then tells his wife there is a problem with the machine. She is not troubled as she can still show it to her friends!

@OccultDemonCassette 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really loving the transition to revolutionary radical Georg.

@mitchturner7563 3 жыл бұрын

I loved it. Thank you

@GulfCoastBum 3 жыл бұрын

You are the first person, that I ever heard, use the word “insidious” properly! Sorry, I don’t know where this OCD of mine came from, but it’s so wonderful to know that at least someone knows how to use the word! 🙌🏼

@shanewright2772 3 жыл бұрын

We live in an age of what are called Veblen Goods. The are goods which defy the laws of supply and demand and for which demand increases if and when the price increases. Higher Education, Rolex Watches, Louis Vuitton bags, Premier League football tickets are all examples.

@InTecknicolour 3 жыл бұрын

problem is the higher education thing is necessary. the rest you can forego. but see if any place will hire you with just a high school qualification. uni is a racket but it's a racket you have to endure.

@shanewright2772 3 жыл бұрын

@@InTecknicolour Oh correct, correct - but there are certain brands of Higher Education, let's say the ''Ivy League" higher education which are a Veblen Good and the more people are asked t pay for it the more they will pay because they equate cost with prestige and quality. The scandal over pay for admissions in California proves that.

@InTecknicolour 3 жыл бұрын

@@shanewright2772 i would argue ivies are not a veblen if you use them correctly. they are tremendous networking opportunities. but if you go to an ivy and just coast and smoke weed for 4 years, then it's absolutely a veblen

@shanewright2772 3 жыл бұрын

@@InTecknicolour Again - absolutely prescient, but strictly speaking is it not a Veblen in relationship to the purchaser, not the consumer? Oh - I have just thought of a great example of a Veblen - you know those ridiculous weddings that cost $50,000. Veblen good.

@InTecknicolour 3 жыл бұрын

@@shanewright2772 no doubt. i got married at city hall.

@kildogery 3 жыл бұрын

George is the only KZfaqr I'm subscribed to, I'd like have a pint with. Maybe him and Colin Furze.

@fersuremaybek756 3 жыл бұрын

keep em coming georg !!!!

@NASkeywest 3 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of watching an army full of “Anti- Capitalist.” Protesters taking selfie’s and filming themselves with $1,300 smart phones.

@M2Mil7er 3 жыл бұрын

Most smartphone components were researched using government grants for sectors like military, medical, etc. They wouldn't exist without public funding, and shouldn't really be held up as a silver bullet to shoot left wing views with. It's like telling someone from a polluted city to stop breathing if they complain about smog. It's not only possible to critique something one is entwined in, but to do it properly may even require it.

@robokill387 2 жыл бұрын

@@M2Mil7er you don't need a top of the range phone to do any of that, get over yourself. If you absolutely need to use the features on smartphones, you can get a phone with those features these days for less than $200 if you want, I used a £70 phone for a while. Most just don't because the cheap phones make you look poor which is bad apparently.

@brilligmark8973 Жыл бұрын

Oh my God, I love your content, but this was next level. I actually had to stop what I was doing a couple of times because I was laughing so hard. Your takes on the absurdity of our culture is spot on. Love your stuff. Keep doing what you're doing.

@drknow7746 3 жыл бұрын

Georg, you are a genius. Keep it up my man! Love the new videos.

@theoknight6488 3 жыл бұрын

If any of your videos deserve to go viral, it's this beauty

@victory7213 2 жыл бұрын

You are just so funny man. I started watching your channel for the film reviews, glad to discover more of your content.

@nakedhand 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Extremely relevant. The background music really destroyed my soul.

@DefGoat 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this pointed out many things that I didn't think to much about. "Fitness Culture" I am well aware of the ideas of " buy this, get everything you wanted" but nice (horrifying) to see it in all its other forms.